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Practical IT for builders, contractors and trades — keeping site and office connected, project files safe and drawings printing when you need them.
Last updated: August 2026
Construction and trades businesses live between two worlds — a busy office where tenders, programmes and invoices are managed, and live sites where the actual work happens. Keeping those two connected is where most of the IT pain sits. We help builders, contractors, M&E firms, surveyors and fit-out specialists across South West London keep site and office talking to each other, so drawings, variations and messages don’t get stuck.
Day to day, that means dependable email and file sharing your whole team can reach from a laptop in a site cabin or a phone on scaffolding. We set up and support Microsoft 365 so estimators, site managers and back-office staff work from the same up-to-date drawings and documents, and we make sure a temporary site office can reach the systems it needs through proper networking and secure remote access. When a device plays up mid-job, we jump on a secure remote session or come out to you rather than leaving a manager stranded.
The other thing trades firms can’t afford to lose is their files. Tenders, contracts, CAD drawings and photo records are the value in the business, and they’re exactly what a failed laptop or a ransomware attack takes out first. We put automatic, tested backups in place and actually check the restores work, so a lost or stolen device is an inconvenience rather than a disaster. We’ll also sort the everyday frustrations — the office printer that won’t handle A3 drawings, the login that stopped working, the new starter who needs setting up before Monday.
With 25+ years’ experience and our workshop in Putney, we work the way construction does: practical, hands-on and quick to respond. There’s no jargon and no pressure — we give you an honest diagnosis and a clear quote, then get on with it, onsite or remotely. If you’d rather talk it through first, get in touch and tell us how your office and sites are set up.
Temporary site cabins, patchy mobile signal and a busy office all need to talk to each other. Getting drawings, variations and messages moving between the two reliably is a constant headache on live projects.
Estimators, site managers and surveyors work from laptops, tablets and phones in dusty, wet and cramped conditions. Devices take a beating and still have to sync with the office.
Tenders, contracts, CAD drawings and photo records are the value in the business. Losing them to a failed laptop, ransomware or a mislaid device can stall a job and cost real money.
Trades firms still need drawings, method statements and O&M manuals printed cleanly, often to A3 or larger. Printer and driver problems bring the office to a halt at exactly the wrong moment.
The services our construction and trades clients rely on most.
Microsoft 365 email, Teams and SharePoint so estimators, site managers and the office share drawings and messages from anywhere.
Automatic, tested backups of tenders, CAD drawings and photo records so a lost laptop never stalls a live job.
Reliable office and site-cabin networking so plans, quotes and paperwork move between site and back office without dropouts.
Onsite visits to the Putney-area office or your site to sort connectivity, devices and printing hands-on.
Secure remote sessions to fix a site manager's laptop or a login problem fast, wherever the crew is working.
Setup and troubleshooting for office and large-format printers so drawings and O&M documents print cleanly first time.
Everything on this page can be handled job by job. Most construction and trades reach a point where that stops being the sensible way to run IT — where they would rather have someone who already knows the setup, monitors it, and picks up the phone. See how our managed IT support works.
Local IT support across South West London:
A long track record supporting South West London homes and businesses.
We fit around how you work — at your premises, over a secure remote session, or at our Putney workshop.
Clear diagnosis and a quote before any work — no jargon, no surprises.
Yes. We’re based at our Putney workshop and cover Wandsworth, Richmond, Merton, Kingston and the surrounding boroughs. We work onsite at your office or site, and remotely for quick fixes. UK-wide remote support is available too — see remote IT support.
We can. We set up networking and secure remote access so a site cabin can reach shared drawings, email and files back at the office. Get in touch via our contact page and we’ll talk through the site and what’s already in place.
We put automatic, tested backup solutions in place so your project files are safely copied and recoverable if a laptop fails or a device is lost. We check restores actually work rather than assuming the backup ran.
Yes. We set up and troubleshoot office and large-format printers, sort driver and network issues, and make sure drawings and O&M manuals print cleanly. We can do this onsite or over a remote session.
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